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Re: (meteorobs) memorable meteors
Hi, Marco and others,
I don't think that Qinghai Province is in central China, we usually divide
this province into Northwest.
And I think that Leonids 1998 gave me the most memorable experience. In
November 16/17, I observed in Beijing, which is in North China. There were a
lot of fireballs, even one with -17 magnitude, two ones with -15; and it was
said a large fireball with -20 magnitude was seen in Hong Kong. That was one
of my first observations. I observed about 25 hours for Leonids that year.
Yes, it was most memorable for me.
All best wishes and Clear skies!
Huan Meng meteorobs@263dot net
Marco Langbroek wrote;
> The Leonid fireballs of 1998 were also special. I was at 3300 meter
> altitude, in the desert of Qinghai in central China with the Sino-Dutch
> Leonid Expedition, in a part of China which in itself is a completely
> alien - and difficult to reach- world with an immensely impressive
landscape
> (vast and beautifull deserts, rugged mountain ridges) where nomads still
> roam. That night was bitter cold (-22 Celcius), the desert was deserted
> except for some nomad campfire in the distance, and the scene rather
> unearthly: brilliant fireballs kept pouring down at steady rates with many
> in the -10 to -12 calibre illuminating the desert landscape. Flashes were
> coming from behind the mountains at the horizon at steady rate, as if an
> artillery bombardment was going on. When you scanned the sky, typically
2-4
> persistent trains at a time were visible, taking fantastic shapes. I was
> standing in front of the wall surrounding our desert outpost location to
> take a pee, and saw my own shadow appear twice on the wall due to bright
> fireballs. That last occasion is my most vivid memory. Come to think of
it:
> perhaps this is my most memorable meteor experience after all!
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